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Why invest in open source?
Tech giants aren’t philanthropies. There’s a reason they’re betting on open source: it’s good for business.
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W3C doesn’t help its invited experts. It should.
Software foundations have increasingly started helping non-corporate backed contributors with travel expenses. W3C has been lagging way behind. Until last year, ‘invited experts’—W3C jargon for individual contributors—even had to pay to attend the technical conference in which they come work for free. It’s time for change.
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Is patronage a sustainable solution to open source sustainability?
The Heartbleed bug underscored the fragility of relying solely on patronage for open source sustainability. The real breakthrough will come from businesses understanding how they can benefit from contributing to open source and aligning their efforts accordingly.
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Behold second-order consequences!
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unique approach to fundraising not only sets her apart in Congress but also highlights the unexpected benefits of second-order consequences—a concept that proves equally transformative in the realm of open source software, where the true value lies beyond the code itself.